Increasing intolerance shown to religious minorities by Islamists represents something much deeper which threatens even the secularists who currently dominate government. The rise of intolerant Muslim fundamentalism is corrupting Bangladesh's political process, and undermining the development of sustainable democracy.

Republican Senator Robert Corker of Tennessee has betrayed American interests and the interests of our allies in the greater Middle East. From Israel, to Saudi Arabia, to India no nation now within the range of Iran’s fast growing missile technology is secure from the threat of a nuclear armed Islamist Iran. And make no mistake – the combination of Iran’s expansionist Islamism and nuclear weapons technology is an existential threat to Western values and civilization.

India appears ready to follow the People’s Republic of China to international superstar status. Democracy and unleashing its global network of entrepreneurs and traders will give it a boost if that direction can be sustained.